Solid cosmetic composition containing anhydrous spheroids dispersed in a solid continuous aqueous phase

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a solid cosmetic composition comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed in a solid aqueous continuous phase. The invention is also directed toward a process for preparing a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention, and also a process for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin using a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention. The invention is also directed toward a stick or a solid gel cast in a dish or a pot, and more particularly a lipstick, a foundation, and an antisun stick, comprising a cosmetic composition according to the invention.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to a solid cosmetic composition comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed in a solid aqueous continuous phase. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention. The invention is also directed toward the use of a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin. Finally, the invention relates to a process for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin using a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention.

PRIOR ARTA

The cosmetics industry is, as ever, in search of compositions which produce surprising effects. These may be compositions which have a novel visual appearance, for example by dispersing solid particles of various colors in a transparent continuous phase. They may also be novel compositions combining performance qualities that are difficult to associate via conventional techniques, such as freshness and gloss, freshness and persistence, or gloss and persistence.

Cosmetic compositions comprising beads dispersed in a fluid continuous phase already exist.

EP 2 979 690 describes, for example, a process for preparing round beads comprising an aqueous phase in an emulsion of the water-in-oil or oil-in-water type, coated at the surface with a solid material for better stabilization over time. However, said process does not allow the manufacture of solid anhydrous beads.

FR 2 649 608 is directed toward a composition comprising a continuous phase in the form of an aqueous gel containing, in suspension in said continuous phase, lipid spheroids with a melting point of less than 50° C. These spheroids have insufficient hardness, which affects both their shape (polydisperse and inhomogeneous spheroids) and the stability of the final composition.

WO 2017/137597 proposes cosmetic compositions in the form of oil-in-water emulsions comprising fatty-phase beads dispersed in the form of drops in an aqueous continuous phase, obtained by means of a microfluidic process. The drops consist of a shell, gelled by polymerization, and of a liquid core.

There are to date no solid cosmetic compositions stably combining two immiscible phases, one being dispersed in the other. The reason for this is that such solid compositions comprising anhydrous spheroids without an outer coating cannot be prepared via the processes described in the prior art since the incorporation of spheroids into a hot liquid continuous phase by stirring would damage them by making them partly melt or by deforming them. The processes of the prior art do not make it possible either to adjust the size of the beads, which depends either on the stirring or on the weight and gravity. Thus, a first problem underlying the invention consists in obtaining a cosmetic composition that is solid at room temperature, consisting of a solid aqueous continuous phase comprising dispersed anhydrous spheroids, in which the spheroids are suspended and stabilized, do not become deformed, and do not leach materials into the solid aqueous continuous phase.

In addition, the provision of cosmetic compositions that look attractive and have a pleasant and surprising feel during application to the skin remains an ongoing objective. A second problem underlying the invention consists in obtaining a composition in which the anhydrous spheroids and the solid aqueous continuous phase in which they are dispersed are flexible enough to be readily crushed and applied to the skin, and thus in combining the properties of the two phases.

A third problem underlying the invention is that of obtaining a cosmetic composition whose texture is rigid enough for it to be able to be prepared in various forms, for example in the form of a stick or cast in a dish or a pot, and which is supple enough for it to be able to be taken up by rubbing or by means of a sponge and applied comfortably to the skin.

Last but by no means least, a final problem underlying the invention consists in obtaining a macroscopically heterogeneous cosmetic composition that is particularly stable and non-allergenic, which has better persistence and better tolerance on the skin due to the absence of surfactants.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

According to a first aspect, the present invention is directed toward a cosmetic composition that is solid at room temperature, comprising:

-   anhydrous spheroids comprising at least one hydrocarbon-based oil     and/or one silicone oil and at least one lipophilic structuring     agent, said spheroids being dispersed in -   an aqueous continuous phase, which is solid at room temperature,     comprising at least one hydrophilic gelling agent and water.

The surfactant content in the solid cosmetic composition of the invention is preferably less than 4%, preferentially less than 3%, more preferentially less than 2%, and even more preferentially less than 1%, by weight relative to the total weight of said composition. The solid cosmetic composition of the invention is advantageously free of surfactant.

Unexpectedly, the inventors have observed that it is possible to prepare a solid cosmetic composition comprising two visually distinct phases. The solid cosmetic composition of the invention is a macroscopically heterogeneous product, which distinguishes it from macroscopically homogeneous emulsions (homogeneous mixture) obtained when a surfactant is used. The absence of surfactant in the solid cosmetic composition of the invention makes it particularly tolerant, and also enables its persistence to be improved. In addition, the presence of anhydrous spheroids, which are visible to the naked eye, suspended in the continuous phase makes the composition visually attractive. This effect is further enhanced by the fact that the anhydrous spheroids can be colored.

Another advantage of the solid cosmetic composition of the invention is associated with its very easy application and its surprising texture at the moment of application to the skin. The anhydrous spheroids and the solid aqueous continuous phase which are immiscible mix together during the application to enhance a sensation of freshness on the surface of the skin, while at the same time combining the advantages of an anhydrous phase (nutrition, persistence, protection, etc.). Each of the two phases affords different properties, thus making it possible to obtain conflicting performance qualities that are usually difficult to associate, such as freshness and gloss, freshness and persistence, freshness and sun protection, etc. The surprising freshness sensory effect linked to the presence of an aqueous continuous phase is more pronounced than with conventional emulsions. For an identical water content, the solid cosmetic composition of the invention affords a much more pronounced freshness effect than an identical composition in emulsion form, in which the freshness effect is attenuated.

The cosmetic composition of the invention may also be prepared according to a process which enables packaging of the cosmetic composition as soon as it exits the process, without an additional step. The process of the invention is thus readily industrializable.

The anhydrous spheroids and the solid aqueous continuous phase are “immiscible”, which means that the spheroids of the invention do not diffuse and do not disintegrate in the solid aqueous continuous phase in which they are dispersed. Advantageously, the spheroids and the aqueous continuous phase are immiscible when the two phases are in liquid form, and notably when they are heated to a temperature of greater than or equal to 40° C.

For the purposes of the invention, the cosmetic composition is considered as being solid when it does not become deformed or does not flow under its own weight.

For the purposes of the invention, the term “spheroid” targets a small solid of essentially spherical shape having the same composition throughout the spheroid. The spheroids of the invention have a sufficiently flexible and deformable texture, at room temperature, to be able to be applied easily to the skin by means of a small shear, for example with the fingers, and thus to produce a care or makeup effect on the skin. The diameter of the spheroids may range from 0.05 to 10.0 mm, preferably from 0.1 to 4.0 mm, and more preferentially from 0.5 to 2.5 mm, this diameter being a mean diameter measured on 10 measurements via conventional methods, for example using binocular magnifying glasses. These spheroids preferably have a regular appearance, a smooth surface and a uniform volume. Advantageously, the spheroids of the invention are free of any outer coating.

For the purposes of the invention, the term “room temperature” means a temperature of between 20 and 25° C.

In the context of the invention, the term “anhydrous” means that the water content of the object under consideration is preferably less than 1% by weight, and even more preferentially less than 0.5% by weight, of said object. Thus, the term “anhydrous spheroid” means that the phase which constitutes these spheroids has a water content of less than or equal to 1%, and preferably less than or equal to 0.5%, by weight of said phase.

The spheroids advantageously have a dropping point of greater than 50° C., preferably ranging from 55 to 100° C., and more preferentially ranging from 60 to 80° C. For the purposes of the invention, the term “dropping point” means the temperature at which the spheroids pass from the solid state to the liquid state. The dropping point is determined according to the standard ASTM-D 3954.

For the purposes of the invention, the aqueous continuous phase is considered as being solid when it has a hardness defined by the compression strength of greater than or equal to 50 g at 20° C., preferably greater than or equal to 80 g at 20° C., after penetration of a cylindrical spindle 5 mm in diameter into said phase to a depth of 10 mm at a speed of 1 mm·s⁻¹. Advantageously, when the cosmetic composition is in stick form, the aqueous continuous phase has a hardness defined by a compression strength of greater than or equal to 80 g at 20° C. The hardness of the aqueous continuous phase is preferentially defined by a compression strength of less than or equal to 450 g, more preferentially less than or equal to 400 g, and even more preferentially less than or equal to 350 g, at 20° C.

The solid aqueous continuous phase makes it possible to keep the spheroids in suspension over a prolonged period of time, preferably greater than 1 month, more preferentially greater than 3 months and even more preferentially greater than 6 months. This structure gives the cosmetic composition of the invention a novel look, and also makes it possible to prevent and to limit the coalescence of the spheroids with each other. The aqueous continuous phase also has suspending power at elevated temperature with respect to the anhydrous spheroids, so that they remain suspended in the aqueous continuous phase throughout the cooling phase.

In the solid cosmetic composition of the invention, the anhydrous spheroids advantageously represent from 10% to 80%, more advantageously from 20% to 70%, and even more advantageously from 30% to 60%, by weight relative to the total weight of the solid cosmetic composition.

The inventors have observed that the nature of the constituents of the anhydrous spheroids may have an influence not only on the ease of application of the cosmetic composition of the invention, but also on its final properties.

Hydrocarbon-Based Oils and/or Silicone Oils:

The hydrocarbon-based oil(s) and/or the silicone oil(s) may be present in a content ranging from 5% to 99.5% by weight, preferably from 10% to 95% by weight, more preferentially from 20% to 90%, even more preferentially from 30% to 85% by weight, and even more preferentially from 40% to 80% by weight, relative to the total weight of the spheroids.

The hydrocarbon-based oil(s) and/or the silicone oil(s) are chosen so as to be immiscible with the aqueous continuous phase.

The hydrocarbon-based oil constituting the spheroids may be chosen from volatile hydrocarbon-based oils and/or nonvolatile hydrocarbon-based oils. It is preferably a mixture of hydrocarbon-based oils.

For the purposes of the invention, the term “hydrocarbon-based oil” means an oil mainly containing carbon and hydrogen atoms, and possibly oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atoms.

For the purposes of the invention, a volatile hydrocarbon-based oil is an oil that is capable of evaporating on contact with the skin in less than one hour, at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The volatile hydrocarbon-based oil(s) of the invention are oils that are liquid at room temperature, having a nonzero vapor pressure, at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, ranging in particular from 0.13 Pa to 40 000 Pa (10⁻³ to 300 mmHg), in particular ranging from 1.3 Pa to 13 000 Pa (0.01 to 100 mmHg) and more particularly ranging from 1.3 Pa to 1300 Pa (0.01 to 10 mmHg). The term “nonvolatile hydrocarbon-based oil” means an oil that remains on the skin at room temperature and atmospheric pressure for at least several hours and that notably has a vapor pressure of less than 0.13 Pa (10⁻³ mmHg).

The volatile hydrocarbon-based oils of the invention are advantageously chosen from hydrocarbon-based oils comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and notably branched alkanes comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms, for instance isoalkanes comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms (also known as isoparaffins) of petroleum origin, for instance isododecane (also known as 2,2,4,4,6-pentamethylheptane), isodecane and isohexadecane, for example the oils sold under the trade names Isopar™ or Permethyl (ExxonMobil Chemical), branched esters comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms, for instance isohexyl neopentanoate, and mixtures thereof. Other volatile hydrocarbon-based oils, for instance petroleum distillates, notably those sold under the name Shell Solt by the company Shell, may also be used. The volatile hydrocarbon-based oils may also be chosen from linear alkanes comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms. Examples of linear alkanes comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms that may be mentioned include n-nonadecane (C₉), n-decane (C₁₀), n-undecane (C₁₁), n-dodecane (C₁₂), n-tridecane (C₁₃), n-tetradecane (C₁₄), n-pentadecane (C₁₅) and n-hexadecane (C₁₆), and mixtures thereof, and in particular the mixture of n-undecane (C₁₁) and of n-tridecane (C₁₃) sold under the reference Cetiol UT by the company Cognis. According to one embodiment, a volatile linear alkane that is suitable for use in the invention may be chosen from n-nonadecane, n-undecane, n-dodecane and n-tridecane, and mixtures thereof.

The volatile hydrocarbon-based oils of the invention are advantageously chosen from volatile hydrocarbon-based oils comprising from 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Nonvolatile hydrocarbon-based oils that may notably be mentioned include:

hydrocarbon-based oils of plant origin such as fatty acid triesters of glycerol, the fatty acids of which comprise from 4 to 24 carbon atoms, these oils possibly being linear or branched, and saturated or unsaturated. These oils are advantageously wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, grapeseed oil, sesameseed oil, corn oil, apricot oil, castor oil, shea oil, avocado oil, olive oil, soybean oil, sweet almond oil, palm oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, hazelnut oil, macadamia oil, jojoba oil, alfalfa oil, poppyseed oil, pumpkin oil, marrow oil, blackcurrant oil, evening primrose oil, millet oil, barley oil, quinoa oil, rye oil, safflower oil, candlenut oil, passionflower oil or musk rose oil; or alternatively caprylic/capric acid triglycerides, for instance those sold by the company Stéarinerie Dubois or those sold under the names Miglyol® 810, 812, 818, 829 and 840 by the company Dynamit Nobel; or alternatively linear or branched hydrocarbons, comprising from 4 to 24 carbon atoms, of mineral or synthetic origin, such as petroleum jelly, polydecenes, hydrogenated polyisobutene such as Parleam®, squalane, and mixtures thereof; synthetic esters, for instance Purcellin™ oil (cetostearyl octanoate), isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, benzoates of an alcohol comprising from 12 to 15 carbon atoms, hexyl laurate, diisopropyl adipate, isononyl isononanoate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, isostearyl isostearate, octanoates, decanoates or ricinoleates of alcohols or of polyalcohols, for instance propylene glycol dioctanoate; hydroxylated esters, for instance isostearyl lactate, diisostearyl malate; pentaerythritol esters; fatty alcohols that are liquid at room temperature, bearing a branched and/or unsaturated carbon-based chain comprising from 12 to 26 carbon atoms, for instance octyldodecanol, isostearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, 2-hexyldecanol, 2-butyloctanol or 2-undecylpentadecanol; higher fatty acids such as oleic acid, linoleic acid or linolenic acid; carbonates; acetals; citrates; and mixtures thereof.

The silicone oil constituting the anhydrous spheroids may be chosen from volatile silicone oils and/or nonvolatile silicone oils. It is preferably a mixture of silicone oils.

Volatile silicone oils that may be mentioned include volatile silicones, for instance volatile linear or cyclic silicone oils, notably containing from 2 to 7 silicon atoms, these silicones optionally including at least one alkyl or alkoxy group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. Preferred volatile silicone oils that may be mentioned include cyclopentadimethylsiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane, hepta methylhexyltrisiloxane, hepta methyloctyltrisiloxane, hexa methyldisiloxane, octamethyltrisiloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane and dodecamethylpentasiloxane, and mixtures thereof.

Mention may also be made of volatile linear alkyltrisiloxane oils chosen from 3-butyl-1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane, 3-propyl-1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane and 3-ethyl-1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane, and mixtures thereof.

The preferred volatile silicone oil is cyclopentadimethylsiloxane.

Nonvolatile silicone oils that may be mentioned include polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) including at least one alkyl or alkoxy group advantageously comprising from 12 to 24 carbon atoms, which are on the side and/or at the end of the silicone chain, phenyl silicones, for instance phenyl trimethicones, phenyl dimethicones, phenyltrimethylsiloxydiphenylsiloxanes, diphenyl dimethicones, di phenyl methyldiphenyltrisiloxanes, and 2-phenylethyl trimethylsiloxysilicates.

Mention may also be made of fluoro oils chosen from fluorosilicone oils, fluoropolyethers and fluorosilicones. Nonafluoromethoxybutane and perfluoromethylcyclopentane are among the preferred fluoro oils.

The hydrocarbon-based oil(s) and/or the silicone oil(s) constituting the spheroids are combined with at least one lipophilic structuring agent.

Lipophilic Structuring Agent:

The lipophilic structuring agent constituting the spheroids of the invention may be chosen from waxes, butters, pasty fatty compounds and/or lipophilic gelling agents, and preferably lipophilic gelling agents.

The content of lipophilic structuring agent may range from 0.5% to 95% by weight, preferably from 3% to 90% by weight, more preferentially from 3% to 60%, even more preferentially from 4% to 45% by weight, and even more preferentially from 5% to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the spheroids.

The wax(es) used in the context of the invention may be lipophilic compounds, which are solid at room temperature, with a reversible solid/liquid change of state, having a melting point of greater than 30° C., preferably from 40 to 120° C., more preferentially from 50 to 110° C., and even more preferentially from 60 to 100° C. For the purposes of the invention, the melting point corresponds to the temperature of the most endothermic peak observed on thermal analysis (DSC), as described in the standard NF EN ISO 11357-3. The melting point of the wax may be measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), for example the calorimeter sold under the name Modulated DSC 2920 by the company TA Instruments.

Mixtures of waxes may advantageously be formed by combining waxes with a high melting point, i.e. with a melting point of greater than 50° C., preferably greater than 70° C., with waxes having lower melting points, i.e. with a melting point of less than 50° C., preferably less than or equal to 40° C. The mixing of waxes with a high melting point with waxes with a low melting point should make it possible to obtain spheroids having a dropping point of greater than 50° C.

The wax(es) used in the context of the invention may be chosen from waxes that are solid at room temperature, of animal, plant, mineral or synthetic origin, and mixtures thereof.

Advantageously, the wax(es) of the invention may be chosen from:

-   hydrocarbon-based waxes, for instance beeswax, lanolin wax, Chinese     insect waxes, rice bran wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, ouricury     wax, esparto grass wax, cork fiber wax, sugar cane wax, olive wax,     berry wax, shellac wax, Japan wax, sumach wax, montan wax, orange     and lemon waxes, paraffins and ozokerite; -   waxes of fatty alcohols chosen from linear or branched, saturated or     unsaturated fatty alcohols comprising from 20 to 60 carbon atoms; -   silicone waxes, for instance alkyl or alkoxy dimethicones comprising     from 16 to 45 carbon atoms; -   fluoro waxes; -   hydrocarbon waxes advantageously comprising from 18 to 60 carbon     atoms, such as Microcrystalline Wax SP-88 and Microcrystalline Wax     SP-16 W (Strahl and Pitsch Inc.) and polyethylene waxes such as the     waxes Jeenate® (Jeen International Corporation) and Performalene®     (Baker Hughes); and -   mixtures thereof.

According to a preferred embodiment, the butter(s) may be chosen from C10-18 triglycerides (INCI name: C10-18 Triglycerides) including at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure a liquid fraction and a solid fraction, shea butter, Karité nilotica (Butyrospermum parkii) butter, galam (Butyrospermum parkii) butter, Borneo butter or grease or tengkawang (Shorea stenoptera) tallow, shorea butter, illipé butter, madhuca or Bassia madhuca longifolia butter, mowrah (Madhuca latifolia) butter, katiau (Madhuca mottleyana) butter, phulwara (M. butyracea) butter, mango (Mangifera indica) butter, murumuru (Astrocatyum murumuru) butter, kokum (Garcinia indica) butter, ucuuba (Virola sebifera) butter, tucuma butter, painya (Kpangnan) (Pentadesma butyracea) butter, coffee (Coffea arabica) butter, apricot (Prunus armeniaca) butter, macadamia (Macadamia temifolia) butter, grape (Vitis vinifera) seed butter, avocado (Persea gratissima) butter, olive (Olea europaea) butter, sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) butter, cocoa (Theobroma cacao) butter, sunflower butter, the butter under the INCI name Astrocaryum murumuru Seed Butter, the butter under the INCI name Theobroma grandiflorum Seed Butter, the butter under the INCI name Irvingia gabonensis Kernel Butter, jojoba esters (mixture of hydrogenated jojoba wax and oil) (INCI name: Jojoba Esters), ethyl esters of shea butter (INCI name: Shea butter ethyl esters), and mixtures thereof. The most preferred butters are shea, cupuaçu, cocoa, avocado and mango butter.

The term “pasty fatty compound” denotes a noncrystalline fatty compound including, at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, a liquid fraction and a solid fraction. The pasty compound is chosen, for example, from the group consisting of lanolin and derivatives thereof, polymeric silicone compounds, copolymers of alkyl (meth)acrylates preferably containing a C8-C30 alkyl group, homopolymer and copolymer oligomers of vinyl esters containing C8-C30 alkyl groups, homopolymer and copolymer oligomers of vinyl ethers containing C8-C30 alkyl groups, liposoluble polyethers resulting from polyetherification between one or more C2-C50 diols, copolymers of ethylene oxide and/or of propylene oxide with C6-C30 long-chain alkylene oxides, diglycerol esters, arachidyl propionate, phytosterol esters, noncrosslinked polyesters resulting from polycondensation between a linear or branched C4-C50 dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid and a diol or a polyol, the ester resulting from the esterification reaction of hydrogenated castor oil with isostearic acid such as a monoisostearate, diisostearate or triisostearate of hydrogenated castor oil, a mixture of soybean sterols and of oxyethylenated (5 OE) oxypropylenated (5 OP) pentaerythritol, and mixtures thereof.

Lipophilic gelling agents that may advantageously be mentioned include silicas, clays, optionally modified hectorites, dextrin esters, polyamides or silicone polyamides, L-glutamic acid or aspartic acid amides, hydroxystearic acid, hydrocarbon-based block copolymers comprising at least one styrene unit, and preferably dibutyl lauroyl glutamide and dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide, polyamide-8 resin, dextrin palmitate, dextrin myristate, glyceryl behenate/eicosadioate, copolymers based on castor oil and caprylic/capric triglycerides, and mixtures thereof.

The hectorites may be hectorites modified with a quaternary alkylammonium chloride, preferably an ammonium substituted with at least one and preferably at least two alkyl groups comprising from 14 to 20 carbon atoms. The alkyl may advantageously be stearyl. Mention will be made of the compound having the INCI name Disteardimonium Hectorite, in which the ammonium comprises two methyl groups and two stearyl groups.

For the purposes of the invention, the dextrin esters are esters of dextrin and of a fatty acid comprising from 12 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably comprising from 14 to 22 carbon atoms and even more preferentially comprising from 14 to 18 carbon atoms. Preferably, the dextrin esters are chosen from dextrin myristate, dextrin palmitate, and mixtures thereof.

The amides of L-glutamic acid (glutamides) or of aspartic acid preferably comprise at least one alkanoyl group comprising from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, for example 8 or 12 carbon atoms. Such a glutamic acid amide is described, for example, in patent FR 2 820 739. The glutamides are preferably chosen from dibutyl lauroyl glutamide, dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide, and mixtures thereof, and may be, for example, one of the products having the brand names EB-21, GP-1, AJK-0D2046, AJK-BG2055 and AJK-CE2046, manufactured by the company Ajinomoto. The glutamide is chosen, for example, from dibutyl lauroyl glutamide and dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide, or mixtures thereof.

The amide or the mixture of amides, notably of glutamide(s), represents, for example, between 0.1% and 15.0%, between 0.5% and 15.0%, between 1.0% and 8.0%, between 1.0% and 5.0%, or even between 2.0% and 5.0%, by weight relative to the total weight of the anhydrous spheroids.

For the purposes of the invention, the hydrocarbon-based block copolymers comprising at least one styrene unit are preferably block copolymers of styrene and of an olefin, for instance copolymers comprising at least one styrene unit and a unit chosen from butadiene, ethylene, propylene, butylene, isoprene, and mixtures thereof. The hydrocarbon-based block copolymers of the invention are advantageously chosen from styrene-ethylene/propylene copolymers, styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene copolymers, styrene ethylene/butadiene-styrene copolymers, styrene-isoprene-styrene copolymers, styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymers, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene copolymers, styrene/methylstyrene/indene copolymers, and mixtures thereof.

The preferred lipophilic gelling agents are chosen from dibutyl lauroyl glutamide (such as AJK OD2046 sold by Ajinomoto), dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide (such as AJK GP-1 sold by Ajinomoto), polyamide-8 resin (such as SP OleoCraft LP20 sold by Croda), dextrin palmitate (such as Rheopearl KL2 sold by Miyoshi), dextrin myristate (such as Rheopearl MKL2 sold by Miyoshi), glyceryl behenate/eicosadioate (such as Nomcort sold by SACI-CFPA), disteardimonium hectorite (such as Bentone® 38 V CG sold by SACI-CFPA), copolymers based on castor oil and caprylic/capric triglycerides (such as Estogel M sold by DKSH), and mixtures thereof.

The inventors have observed that the nature of the constituents of the aqueous continuous phase may also have an influence not only on the ease of application of the cosmetic composition of the invention, but also on its final properties.

Hydrophilic Gelling Agent:

The content of hydrophilic gelling agent in the aqueous continuous phase is advantageously at least 0.3%, preferably at least 0.5%, more preferentially at least 1.0%, even more preferentially at least 1.2%, and even more advantageously at least 1.5%, by weight relative to the weight of the aqueous continuous phase.

Hydrophilic gelling agents that may advantageously be mentioned include natural or synthetic polysaccharides, preferably chosen from agar-agar (such as Ina Agar CS 83 sold by Iwase Cosfa), gellan gum (such as Kelcogel® CG-LA sold by Azelis), xanthan gum (such as Rhodicare® T sold by Solvay Novecare or Keltrol CG LAXT sold by CP Keltro), carrageenans (such as Satiagum™ VPC 430 sold by Cargill Beauty), cellulose and derivatives thereof such as hydroxyethylcellulose (such as Klucel® GF sold by Ashland) and hydroxypropylcellulose, corn starch, cellulose carboxymethyl ethers (such as Blanose™ 7H3SF sold by Ashland), copolymers based on bis-decyltetradeceth-20 ether (such as Adeka Nol GT-700 sold by Adeka), alcaligenes polysaccharides (such as Alcasealan sold by Iwase Cosfa), and mixtures thereof.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the hydrophilic gelling agent of the invention is a natural polysaccharide chosen from agar-agar, gellan gum, xanthan gum and mixtures thereof.

The solid cosmetic composition of the invention advantageously comprises at least agar-agar; this is the most preferred natural or synthetic polysaccharide.

The solid cosmetic composition of the invention advantageously comprises at least gellan gum; this is the most preferred natural or synthetic polysaccharide after agar-agar.

The solid cosmetic composition of the invention advantageously comprises at least xanthan gum; this is the most preferred natural or synthetic polysaccharide after agar-agar and gellan gum, respectively.

The solid cosmetic composition of the invention advantageously comprises at least agar-agar; this is the most preferred natural or synthetic polysaccharide.

The amount of hydrophilic gelling agent present in the aqueous continuous phase depends on the nature of the hydrophilic gelling agent, and is determined so that the aqueous continuous phase has a hardness defined by a compression strength of greater than or equal to 50 g at 20° C., preferably greater than or equal to 80 g at 20° C., after penetration of a cylindrical spindle 5 mm in diameter into said phase to a depth of 10 mm at a speed of 1 mm·s⁻¹.

The aqueous continuous phase may also comprise at least one glycol preferably chosen from polyglycols such as pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerol, polyethylene glycols, and mixtures thereof. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the glycol is vegetable glycerol.

The glycol content in the aqueous continuous phase advantageously ranges from 0 to 50%, preferably from 1% to 30%, and even more preferentially from 2% to 20%, by weight relative to the total weight of the aqueous continuous phase.

The cosmetic composition of the invention may also comprise, either in the anhydrous spheroids or in the aqueous continuous phase, or in both, and preferably in the spheroids, at least one pigment and/or one nacre, and preferably at least one organic or inorganic pigment. The pigment and/or nacre may have been surface-treated, i.e. they may have undergone one or more surface treatments of chemical, electronic, mechanochemical and/or mechanical nature.

The content of pigment and/or nacre advantageously ranges from 0 to 40% by weight, and preferably from 2% to 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solid cosmetic composition.

The cosmetic composition of the invention may also comprise, either in the anhydrous spheroids or in the aqueous continuous phase, or in both, at least one UV-screening agent. According to a preferred embodiment, the UV-screening agent is present in the anhydrous spheroids.

When it is present in the anhydrous spheroids, the UV-screening agent is advantageously chosen from benzophenone-3, ethylhexyl salicylate, octocrylene, octyl methoxycinna mate, homosalate, polysilicone-15, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, titanium oxide or zinc oxide pigments, and mixtures thereof.

When it is present in the aqueous continuous phase, the UV-screening agent is advantageously phenylbenzimidazolesulfonic acid, benzophenone-4, or a nanotitanium or nanozinc dispersion.

The cosmetic composition of the invention may also comprise, either in the anhydrous spheroids or in the aqueous continuous phase, or in both, at least one fragrance. According to a preferred embodiment, the fragrance is present in the anhydrous spheroids.

The cosmetic composition may also comprise at least one cosmetically acceptable excipient chosen from fillers, rheology agents, pH regulators, antioxidants, preserving agents, hydrating agents, humectants, etc.

The solid cosmetic composition of the invention is advantageously in the form of a stick or a solid gel cast in a dish or a pot.

According to a second aspect, the invention is directed toward a process for preparing a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention, comprising the following steps:

-   a—preparation of a liquid aqueous continuous-phase composition by     mixing, with stirring, preferably at a temperature ranging from 50     to 110° C., at least one hydrophilic gelling agent in water, -   b—preparation of a liquid spheroid composition by mixing, with     stirring, preferably at a temperature ranging from 50 to 110° C., at     least one lipophilic structuring agent in at least one     hydrocarbon-based oil and/or one silicone oil, -   c—slow injection, in the form of droplets, of the liquid spheroid     composition obtained on conclusion of step b- in a mixer, which is     preferably T- or cross-shaped, in which the liquid aqueous     continuous-phase composition obtained on conclusion of step a—     circulates continuously, -   d—at the mixer outlet, recovery of the composition obtained on     conclusion of step -   c—comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed and in suspension in the     aqueous continuous phase, and -   e—cooling to room temperature of the composition obtained on     conclusion of step d—, to obtain a solid cosmetic composition     according to the invention.

According to a preferred embodiment, step a— of preparing a liquid anhydrous continuous-phase composition is performed at a temperature ranging from 60 to 110° C., advantageously from 70 to 110° C., and even more advantageously from 80 to 110° C.

Similarly, step b— of preparing a liquid spheroid composition is performed at a temperature ranging from 60 to 110° C., advantageously from 70 to 110° C., and even more advantageously from 80 to 110° C.

According to another preferred embodiment, the injection step c— is controlled to form droplets with a diameter ranging from 0.05 to 10.0 mm, preferably from 0.1 to 4.0 mm, and more preferentially from 0.5 to 2.5 mm.

According to another preferred embodiment, the injection step c— is performed in a T-shaped mixer which may be positioned:

-   either horizontally, the liquid spheroid composition being injected     perpendicular to the liquid aqueous continuous-phase composition, -   or vertically, the liquid spheroid composition and the liquid     aqueous continuous-phase composition being injected in a co-current     position.

According to particularly preferred embodiment, the injection step c— is performed in a T-shaped mixer positioned horizontally. This position is preferred since it allows more regular injection of the droplets of liquid spheroid composition and better repeatability of the spheroid size.

The third subject of the invention is directed toward the use of a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin, and notably the lips.

The invention is also directed toward a stick comprising a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention. More particularly, the invention is directed toward a lipstick, a foundation or an antisun stick, comprising a solid cosmetic composition according to the invention.

Lastly, a final subject of the invention relates to a process for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin, and notably the lips, comprising the following steps:

-   a′—uptake of an amount of solid cosmetic composition according to     the invention, in an amount necessary to make at least one     application, and -   b′—application of the solid cosmetic composition taken up during     step a′— to the bodily and/or facial skin, and notably the lips.

Besides the preceding arrangements, the invention also comprises other arrangements which will emerge from the remainder of the description that follows, which relates to the preparation of cosmetic compositions according to the invention, and also from FIG. 1.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Lipstick According to the Invention

A spheroid composition (composition A) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 1 below was prepared.

TABLE 1 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Beeswax Super Refined Beeswax 8.0 (Croda Health Care) Beeswax Cerabeil Blanchie DAB 1.5 (Baerlocher) Stearyl heptanoate - PCL Solid (Symrise) 15.0 stearyl caprylate Rice wax Rice Wax No. 1 5.0 (SACI-CFPA) C₁₀₋₃₀ cholesterol/ Super Sterol Ester ™ 3.0 lanosterol esters (Croda) Mixture of propylene Bentone Gel ® CAO V 5.0 carbonate, stearalkonium (SACI-CFPA) hectorite and castor oil Diisostearyl malate Salacos 222 (SACI- 8.0 CFPA) Castor oil Castor oil Codex 8.0 Caprylic/capric/succinic Miglyol ® 829 MB 4.0 triglyceride (IMCD France) 2,6,10,15,19,23- Vegetable squalane 10.0 Hexamethyltetraconsane Fillers 12.0 Pigment 19.5 Antioxidant 0.2 Fragrancing concentrate 0.8 TOTAL 100.0

All the ingredients of composition A were heated, mixed and homogenized at a temperature of 85° C.

Measurement of the Dropping Point of the Anhydrous Spheroids:

Measurement of the dropping point was performed using a Mettler Toledo DP 70 Dropping Point System machine, according to the standard ASTM-D 3954. The spheroid composition was heated to the point of total melting of all the ingredients, and then poured into a goblet with a hole 2.8 mm in diameter pierced in the bottom. This goblet was placed for 24 hours at a temperature of 20° C. before measuring the dropping point. The goblet was then placed in an oven with a heating rate of 1° C. per minute. The temperature at which the first drop passed through the hole in the goblet was noted as being the dropping point.

The dropping point of the anhydrous spheroid composition A is equal to 63.1° C.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 2 below was prepared.

TABLE 2 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Water 87.5 Vegetable glycerol (Cremer) 10.0 Agar-agar Ina agar CS 83 (Iwase Cosfa) 1.4 Xanthan gum Keltrol CG LAXT (Azelis) 0.2 Gellan gum Kelcogel ® CG-LA (Azelis) 0.2 Preserving agent 0.7 TOTAL 100.0

The water and the vegetable glycerol were first heated, with stirring, to a temperature of 85° C. The hydrophilic gelling agents were then added to the aqueous mixture. After homogenization of the mixture, a solid gel was obtained.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B′) corresponding to the same formula as that presented in Table 2 above, but free of vegetable glycerol, was prepared. The vegetable glycerol was replaced with water.

Characterization of the Solid Aqueous Continuous Phase:

The solid aqueous continuous phase was characterized by measuring the hardness, by visual observation, and by evaluation of the sensory qualities.

To do this, the water and the preserving agent were mixed at a temperature of 85° C., with stirring, the hydrophilic gelling agents were then added, and the whole was mixed with stirring at 85° C. for 15 minutes. The mixture obtained was poured into a 15 mL pill bottle and into a stick 1 cm in diameter.

Measurement of the Hardness:

A 15 mL pill bottle was left at room temperature for 24 hours and then placed in an oven at 20° C. for 24 hours.

The hardness measurements were performed using a texturometer (TA-XTPLUS texture analyzer, Stable Microsystems) according to the following parameters:

-   penetration speed: 1 mm·s⁻¹, -   cylindrical spindle used: cylinder 5 mm in diameter, -   penetration depth: 10 mm.

Three pill bottles were prepared for the anhydrous continuous phase and three measurements were taken per pill bottle, i.e. nine measurements in total for the anhydrous continuous phase.

The aqueous continuous phase of composition B has a mean compression strength equal to 100.5 g after penetration of a cylindrical spindle 5 mm in diameter into said anhydrous continuous phase to a depth of 10 mm at a speed of 1 mm·s⁻¹, the measurement being performed at 20° C. It is thus considered as being “solid” for the purposes of the invention.

The aqueous continuous phase of composition B′ has a mean compression strength equal to 114.9 g after penetration of a cylindrical spindle 5 mm in diameter into said anhydrous continuous phase to a depth of 10 mm at a speed of 1 mm·s⁻¹, the measurement being performed at 20° C. It is thus considered as being “solid” for the purposes of the invention.

Visual Observation of the Sticks of Composition B and B′:

The sticks 1 cm in diameter were left at room temperature for 24 hours.

The sticks were then opened over a length of 2.5 cm, and then held horizontally for a time of 1 minute. The curvature of the sticks in the horizontal position was observed: they have a curvature in the continuity of the mechanism of the sticks in the horizontal position, which confirms their “solid” nature for the purposes of the invention.

Evaluation of the Sensory Qualities of the Aqueous Continuous Phases B and B′:

After 24 hours at room temperature, the sticks offer a feeling of freshness, wear down perfectly and have good cohesion during spreading (do not break during application).

Preparation of the Lipstick According to the Invention:

The homogeneous, fluid mixture of composition A was injected in the form of droplets into a T-shaped mixer in which the aqueous continuous phase of composition B circulates continuously in the liquid state, heated to a temperature of 85° C.

Characteristics of the Process:

-   Flow rate of composition A: 1 mL·min⁻¹, -   Flow rate of composition B: 5 mL·min⁻¹, -   Composition A/composition B weight ratio: 30/70, -   Droplet diameter: 1.8 mm.

The composition obtained consisting of the aqueous continuous composition of composition A and of the anhydrous spheroids of composition B was poured, directly on exiting the process, into a packaging stick. The stick was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

A lipstick comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase was obtained. This product combines a freshness effect and very good persistence of the color on the lips.

Example 2 Antisun Stick According to the Invention

A spheroid composition (composition A) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 3 below was prepared.

TABLE 3 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Bis(ethylhexyloxyphenol)meth- Tinosorb ® S 5.4 oxyphenyltriazine (BASF) Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl Uvinul ® A Plus 5.4 hexyl benzoate Granular (BASF) Benzophenone-3 Benzophenone-3 6.0 (3V Sigma) 2-Ethylhexyl 3-(4-methoxy- Octyl 13.0 phenyl)-2-propenoate and methoxycinnamate butylhydroxytoluene (Ashland) Homosalate Parsol ® HMS 10.0 (DSM) Octocrylene Eusolex ® OCR 10.0 (Merck KGaA) Ethylhexyl salicylate Escalol ™ 587 10.0 (Ashland) Stearyl heptanoate - stearyl PCL Solid (Symrise) 3.0 caprylate Rice wax Rice Wax No. 1 10.0 (SACI-CFPA) Olive oil ester Phytowax ® Olive 10.0 18L 57 (Sophim) Butanedioic acid hydroxy, Salacos 222 (SACI- 17.2 bis(16-methyl-heptadecyl) CFPA) ester TOTAL 100.0

All the ingredients of composition A were heated, mixed and homogenized at a temperature of 85° C.

The dropping point of the anhydrous spheroid composition A is equal to 61.3° C.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 4 below was prepared.

TABLE 4 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Water 87.5 Vegetable glycerol (Cremer) 10.0 Agar-agar Ina agar CS 83 (Iwase Cosfa) 1.4 Xanthan gum Keltrol CG LAXT (Azelis) 0.2 Gellan gum Kelcogel ® CG-LA (Azelis) 0.2 Preserving agent 0.7 TOTAL 100.0

The water and the vegetable glycerol were first heated, with stirring, to a temperature of 85° C. The hydrophilic gelling agents were then added to the aqueous mixture. After homogenization of the mixture, a solid gel was obtained.

The homogeneous, fluid mixture of composition A was injected in the form of droplets into a T-shaped mixer in which the aqueous continuous phase of composition B circulates continuously in the liquid state, heated to a temperature of 85° C.

Characteristics of the Process:

-   Flow rate of composition A: 2 mL·min⁻¹, -   Flow rate of composition B: 20 mL·min⁻¹, -   Composition A/composition B weight ratio: 40/60, -   Droplet diameter: 1 mm.

The composition obtained consisting of the aqueous continuous composition of composition A and of the anhydrous spheroids of composition B was poured, directly on exiting the process, into a packaging stick. The stick was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

An antisun stick comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase was obtained. This product combines a freshness effect and very good UV protection.

Example 3 Antisun Stick According to the Invention

A spheroid composition (composition A) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 5 below was prepared.

TABLE 5 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Bis(ethylhexyloxyphenol)meth- Tinosorb ® S 5.0 oxyphenyltriazine (BASF) Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl Uvinul ® A Plus 5.0 hexyl benzoate Granular (BASF) Benzophenone-3 Benzophenone-3 6.0 (3V Sigma) 2-Ethylhexyl 3-(4-methoxy- Octyl 13.0 phenyl)-2-propenoate and methoxycinnamate butylhydroxytoluene (Ashland) Homosalate Parsol ® HMS 10.0 (DSM) Octocrylene Eusolex ® OCR 6.0 (Merck KGaA) Ethylhexyl salicylate Escalol ™ 587 10.0 (Ashland) Dispersion of titanium dioxide CAQP55M160L (Kobo) 21.0 Olive oil ester Phytowax ® Olive 4.0 12L 44 (Sophim) Olive oil ester Phytowax ® Olive 10.0 18L 57 (Sophim) Octyldodecanol, dibutyl lauroyl AJK-OD2046 2.0 glutamide and dibutyl ethyl- (Ajinomoto Health hexanoyl glutamide & Nutrition) Fillers 8.0 TOTAL 100.0

All the ingredients of composition A were heated, mixed and homogenized at a temperature of 85° C.

The dropping point of the anhydrous spheroid composition A is equal to 66.1° C.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 6 below was prepared.

TABLE 6 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Water 87.5 Vegetable glycerol (Cremer) 10.0 Agar-agar Ina agar CS 83 (Iwase Cosfa) 1.4 Xanthan gum Keltrol CG LAXT (Azelis) 0.2 Gellan gum Kelcogel ® CG-LA (Azelis) 0.2 Preserving agent 0.7 TOTAL 100.0

The water and the vegetable glycerol were first heated, with stirring, to a temperature of 85° C. The hydrophilic gelling agents were then added to the aqueous mixture. After homogenization of the mixture, a solid gel was obtained.

The homogeneous, fluid mixture of composition A was injected in the form of droplets into a T-shaped mixer in which the aqueous continuous phase of composition B circulates continuously in the liquid state, heated to a temperature of 85° C.

Characteristics of the Process:

-   Flow rate of composition A: 2 mL·min⁻¹, -   Flow rate of composition B: 12 mL·min⁻¹, -   Composition A/composition B weight ratio: 30/70, -   Droplet diameter: 2.5 mm.

The composition obtained consisting of the aqueous continuous composition of composition A and of the anhydrous spheroids of composition B was poured, directly on exiting the process, into a packaging stick. The stick was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

An antisun stick comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase was obtained. This product combines a freshness effect and good UV protection.

Example 4 Aqueous Care Stick According to the Invention

A spheroid composition (composition A) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 7 below was prepared.

TABLE 7 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Bis(ethylhexyloxyphenol)meth- Tinosorb ® S 4.0 oxyphenyltriazine (BASF) Benzophenone-3 Benzophenone-3 4.0 (3V Sigma) 2-Ethylhexyl 3-(4-methoxy- Octyl 13.0 phenyl)-2-propenoate and butyl- methoxycinnamate hydroxytoluene (Ashland) Homosalate Parsol ® HMS 6.0 (DSM) Octocrylene Eusolex ® OCR 10.0 (Merck KGaA) Ethylhexyl salicylate Escalol ™ 587 10.0 (Ashland) Zinc oxide, C₁₂₋₁₅ alkyl benzoate Solaveil ™ CZ- 15.6 and polyhydroxystearic acid and 100-LQ ADD01 isostearic acid (Croda Inc) C₁₂₋₁₅ alkyl benzoate, titanium Solaveil ™ CT- 22.0 dioxide, aluminum stearate, 100-LQ ADD02 polyhydroxystearic acid (Croda Inc) and aluminum oxide Rice wax Rice Wax No. 1 3.4 (SACI-CFPA) Beeswax Cerabeil Blanchie 3.0 DAB (Baerlocher) Nacres 5.0 Bleaching active agents 4.0 TOTAL 100.0

All the ingredients of composition A were heated, mixed and homogenized at a temperature of 85° C.

The dropping point of the anhydrous spheroid composition A is equal to 61.6° C.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 8 below was prepared.

TABLE 8 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Water 87.5 Vegetable glycerol (Cremer) 10.0 Agar-agar Ina agar CS 83 (Iwase Cosfa) 1.4 Xanthan gum Keltrol CG LAXT (Azelis) 0.2 Gellan gum Kelcogel ® CG-LA (Azelis) 0.2 Preserving agent 0.7 TOTAL 100.0

The water and the vegetable glycerol were first heated, with stirring, to a temperature of 85° C. The hydrophilic gelling agents were then added to the aqueous mixture. After homogenization of the mixture, a solid gel was obtained.

The homogeneous, fluid mixture of composition A was injected in the form of droplets into a T-shaped mixer in which the aqueous continuous phase of composition B circulates continuously in the liquid state, heated to a temperature of 85° C.

Characteristics of the Process:

-   Flow rate of composition A: 1.5 mL·min⁻¹, -   Flow rate of composition B: 10 mL·min⁻¹, -   Composition A/composition B weight ratio: 30/70, -   Droplet diameter: 2.1 mm.

The composition obtained consisting of the aqueous continuous composition of composition A and of the anhydrous spheroids of composition B was poured, directly on exiting the process, into a packaging stick. The stick was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

A stick comprising anhydrous care spheroids dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase was obtained. This product combines a bleaching effect and a freshness effect.

Example 5 Fragrance Composition in Stick Form According to the Invention

A spheroid composition (composition A) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 9 below was prepared.

TABLE 9 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Rice wax Rice Wax No. 1 (SACI- 5.0 CFPA) Dimethicone and trimethyl Dow Corning ® 593 Fluid 10.0 siloxysilicate (Univar) Ethylhexyl palmitate 2-Ethylhexyl palmitate MB 11.5 Triethylhexanoin Crodamol ™ GTEH-LQ 7.0 (Croda Perconal Care) Propylene glycol Miglyol ® 840 MB (IMCD 20.0 dicaprylate/dicaprate France) Fillers 26.5 Fragrance concentrate 20.0 TOTAL 100.0

All the ingredients of composition A were heated, mixed and homogenized at a temperature of 85° C.

The dropping point of the anhydrous spheroid composition A is equal to 75° C.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 10 below was prepared.

TABLE 10 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Water 87.5 Vegetable glycerol (Cremer) 10.0 Agar-agar Ina agar CS 83 (Iwase Cosfa) 1.4 Xanthan gum Keltrol CG LAXT (Azelis) 0.2 Gellan gum Kelcogel ® CG-LA (Azelis) 0.2 Preserving agent 0.7 TOTAL 100.0

The water and the vegetable glycerol were first heated, with stirring, to a temperature of 85° C. The hydrophilic gelling agents were then added to the aqueous mixture. After homogenization of the mixture, a solid gel was obtained.

The homogeneous, fluid mixture of composition A was injected in the form of droplets into a T-shaped mixer in which the aqueous continuous phase of composition B circulates continuously in the liquid state, heated to a temperature of 85° C.

Characteristics of the Process:

-   Flow rate of composition A: 3 mL·min⁻¹, -   Flow rate of composition B: 11.2 mL·min⁻¹, -   Composition A/composition B weight ratio: 30/70, -   Droplet diameter: 2.8 mm.

The composition obtained consisting of the aqueous continuous composition of composition A and of the anhydrous spheroids of composition B was poured, directly on exiting the process, into a packaging stick. The stick was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

A stick comprising fragranced anhydrous spheroids dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase was obtained. This product combines a freshness effect and a pleasant fragrance odor.

Example 6 Antisun Composition in a Dish According to the Invention

A spheroid composition (composition A) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 11 below was prepared.

TABLE 11 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Bis(ethylhexyloxyphenol)meth- Tinosorb S 5.4 oxyphenyltriazine (BASF) Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl Uvinul A Plus 5.4 hexyl benzoate Granular (BASF) Benzophenone-3 Benzophenone-3 6.0 2-Ethylhexyl 3-(4-methoxy- Octyl 13.0 phenyl)-2-propenoate and methoxycinnamate butylhydroxytoluene (Ashland) Homosalate Parsol HMS (DSM) 10.0 Octocrylene Eusolex OCR 10.0 (Merck) Ethylhexyl salicylate Escalal 587 10.0 (Ashland) Stearyl heptanoate - stearyl PCL Solid 3.0 caprylate (Symrise) Rice wax Rice Wax No. 1 10.0 (SACI-CFPA) Olive oil ester Phytowax Olive 10.0 18L 57 (Sophim) Butanedioic acid hydroxy, Salacas 222 17.2 bis(16-methylheptadecyl) (SACI-CFPA) ester TOTAL 100.0

All the ingredients of composition A were heated, mixed and homogenized at a temperature of 85° C.

The dropping point of the anhydrous spheroid composition A is equal to 61.3° C.

An aqueous continuous-phase composition (composition B) corresponding to the formula presented in Table 12 below was prepared.

TABLE 12 Chemical name Commercial name % by weight Water 87.5 Vegetable glycerol (Cremer) 10.0 Agar-agar Ina agar CS 83 (Iwase Cosfa) 1.4 Xanthan gum Rhodicare T (SACI-CFPA) 0.2 Gellan gum Kelcogel ® CG-LA (Azelis) 0.2 Preserving agent 0.7 TOTAL 100.0

The water and the vegetable glycerol were first heated, with stirring, to a temperature of 85° C. The hydrophilic gelling agents were then added to the aqueous mixture. After homogenization of the mixture, a solid gel was obtained.

The homogeneous, fluid mixture of composition A was injected in the form of droplets into a T-shaped mixer in which the aqueous continuous phase of composition B circulates continuously in the liquid state, heated to a temperature of 85° C.

Characteristics of the Process:

-   Flow rate of composition A: 1 mL·min⁻¹, -   Flow rate of composition B: 20 mL·min⁻¹, -   Composition A/composition B weight ratio: 35/65, -   Droplet diameter: 1.3 mm.

The composition obtained consisting of the aqueous continuous composition of composition A and of the anhydrous spheroids of composition B was poured, directly on exiting the process, into a dish. The dish was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

A dish comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase was obtained. Once cooled, the product can be taken up using a sponge or by finger. This product combines a freshness effect and good UV protection.

Example 7 Comparative Example

A solid cosmetic composition according to the invention prepared according to the same process as that described previously in Example 1 was compared with a cosmetic composition of the same formula prepared according to a different process in which the liquid composition of anhydrous spheroids and the aqueous continuous phase were intimately mixed, without formation of anhydrous spheroids dispersed in the aqueous continuous phase.

The comparative composition was prepared by mixing, with vigorous stirring, the liquid composition of anhydrous spheroids (composition A) and the aqueous continuous phase (composition B) at a temperature of 85° C. A macroscopically homogeneous composition was obtained, and then poured into a packaging stick. The stick was then placed at room temperature for solidification.

The sensation of freshness of the cosmetic composition was then evaluated by five different panel members. Each panel member evaluated the sensation of freshness of the composition during application to the lips, noting its sensory quality from 1 to 9, 1 corresponding to a total absence of freshness and 9 to a very fresh effect.

The results of the evaluation of the sensory quality are presented in Table 13 below:

TABLE 13 Evaluation of the freshness Mean Composition of the invention 7 7 8 8 9 7.8 (spheroids dispersed in the aqueous continuous phase) Comparative composition 2 2 3 1 3 2.2 (mixture)

It emerges from the above results that the cosmetic composition of the invention affords a much more pronounced sensation of freshness during its application to the lips than the comparative cosmetic composition. The composition of the invention moreover wears down more homogeneously than that of the comparative composition.

Example 8 Comparative Example

An aqueous continuous-phase composition was prepared according to the same procedure as that described in Example 1. The composition of the aqueous continuous phase corresponds to the same formula as that presented in Table 2 of Example 1, except that the 1.8% by weight of agar-agar, of xanthan gum and of gellan gum were replaced with 1.8% by weight of neutralized Carbopol Ultrez 10 (INCI name: Carbomer) (GATTEFOSSE). The mixture obtained was poured into a 15 mL pill bottle and into a stick 1 cm in diameter.

Measurement of the Hardness of the Stick:

According to the same method as that described in Example 1, the hardness (mean in g) of the stick obtained is 6 g.

This aqueous continuous phase is thus not considered as being “solid” for the purposes of the invention, since its compression strength is less than 50 g at 20° C., after penetration of a cylindrical spindle 5 mm in diameter into said aqueous continuous phase to a depth of 10 mm at a speed of 1 mm·s⁻¹.

Visual Observation of the Stick:

According to the same method as that described in Example 1, the stick 1 cm in diameter was left at room temperature for 24 hours, opened over a length of 2.5 cm and then held horizontally for a time of 1 minute. The stick obtained is a liquid gel which does not hold together and flows under its own weight in the horizontal position. A photograph of the stick obtained is shown in FIG. 1.

Example 9 Comparative Example

Two anhydrous spheroid compositions (compositions C and D), corresponding to the spheroids of patent application FR 2 649 608, were prepared. These spheroids have a melting point of 36-38° C. A pigment was added to promote the visualization of these spheroids.

Compositions C and D are as Follows:

TABLE 14 Composition C: Chemical name Commercial name (supplier) % by weight Semisynthetic Lipocire A pellets (Gattefosse) 99.0 triglycerides Castor oil 0.8 Pigment 0.2

TABLE 15 Composition D: Chemical name Commercial name (supplier) % by weight Olive oil ester Phytowax Olive 10L 40 (Sophim) 99.0 Castor oil 0.8 Pigment 0.2

The spheroids of compositions C and D were prepared according to the following process:

-   The ingredients were heated, mixed and homogenized at 50° C. -   Once the mixture was homogeneous, it was dispersed slowly into an     aqueous phase heated to the same temperature. Stirring was continued     until droplets were obtained. -   The mixture was then cooled abruptly by adding an aqueous phase     cooled to 0° C. The stirring was stopped to avoid damaging the     solidified spheroids. -   The spheroids were then filtered, and then dried at room     temperature.

Characterization of the Spheroids Obtained:

The anhydrous spheroids of compositions C and D obtained were characterized according to the tests described above. The results are collated in Table 16 below.

TABLE 16 Melting Mean diameter Appearance point of the spheroids of the (° C.) (mm) spheroids Stability Composition A 37.7 1.7 Spherical Poor spheroids Composition B 42.5 1.9 Sticks Poor

The spheroids of compositions C and D have a melting point of less than 50° C., and are not stable over time, unlike the spheroids of the invention. Moreover, the spheroids obtained are not regular and have elongated (not spherical) shapes, which are not reproducible. In addition, the handling of the spheroids during their incorporation into an aqueous continuous phase is very difficult: the spheroids lose their shape and melt when they are introduced into the hot aqueous continuous phase, which makes it impossible to incorporate them into an aqueous continuous phase. 

1. A solid cosmetic composition, characterized in that it comprises: anhydrous spheroids comprising at least one hydrocarbon-based oil and/or one silicone oil and at least one lipophilic structuring agent, said spheroids being dispersed in a solid aqueous continuous phase comprising at least one hydrophilic gelling agent and water.
 2. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the spheroids have a diameter of from 0.05 to 10.0 mm.
 3. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the spheroids are free of any outer coating.
 4. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the spheroids have a dropping point of greater than 50° C., preferably ranging from 55 to 100° C. and more preferentially ranging from 60 to 80° C.
 5. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the aqueous continuous phase has a hardness defined by a compression strength of greater than or equal to 50 g at 20° C., after penetration of a cylindrical spindle 5 mm in diameter into said phase to a depth of 10 mm at a speed of 1 mm·s⁻¹.
 6. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 5, in which the anhydrous spheroids and the aqueous continuous phase are immiscible at a temperature of greater than or equal to 40° C.
 7. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is free of surfactant.
 8. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the lipophilic structuring agent is chosen from waxes, butters, pasty fatty compounds and/or lipophilic gelling agents, and preferably lipophilic gelling agents.
 9. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 8, in which the waxes are chosen from natural waxes, hydrocarbon-based waxes, fatty alcohol waxes comprising from 20 to 60 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon waxes comprising from 18 to 60 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
 10. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 8 or claim 9, in which the butters are chosen from C10-18 triglycerides (INCI name: C10-18 Triglycerides) including at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure a liquid fraction and a solid fraction, shea butter, Karité nilotica (Butyrospermum parkii) butter, galam (Butyrospermum parkii) butter, Borneo butter or grease or tengkawang (Shorea stenoptera) tallow, shorea butter, illipé butter, madhuca or Bassia madhuca longifolia butter, mowrah (Madhuca latifolia) butter, katiau (Madhuca mottleyana) butter, phulwara (M. butyracea) butter, mango (Mangifera indica) butter, murumuru (Astrocatyum murumuru) butter, kokum (Garcinia indica) butter, ucuuba (Virola sebifera) butter, tucuma butter, painya (Kpangnan) (Pentadesma butyracea) butter, coffee (Coffea arabica) butter, apricot (Prunus armeniaca) butter, macadamia (Macadamia temifolia) butter, grape (Vitis vinifera) seed butter, avocado (Persea gratissima) butter, olive (Olea europaea) butter, sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) butter, cocoa (Theobroma cacao) butter, sunflower butter, the butter under the INCI name Astrocaryum murumuru Seed Butter, the butter under the INCI name Theobroma grandiflorum Seed Butter, the butter under the INCI name Irvingia gabonensis Kernel Butter, jojoba esters (mixture of hydrogenated jojoba wax and oil) (INCI name: Jojoba Esters), ethyl esters of shea butter (INCI name: Shea butter ethyl esters), and mixtures thereof.
 11. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 8, in which the pasty fatty compounds are chosen from the group consisting of lanolin and derivatives thereof, such as C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, polymeric silicone compounds, copolymers of alkyl (meth)acrylates preferably containing a C8-C30 alkyl group, homopolymer and copolymer oligomers of vinyl esters containing C8-C30 alkyl groups, homopolymer and copolymer oligomers of vinyl ethers containing C8-C30 alkyl groups, liposoluble polyethers resulting from polyetherification between one or more C2-C50 diols, copolymers of ethylene oxide and/or of propylene oxide with C6-C30 long-chain alkylene oxides, diglycerol esters, arachidyl propionate, phytosterol esters, noncrosslinked polyesters resulting from polycondensation between a linear or branched C4-C50 dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid and a diol or a polyol, the ester resulting from the esterification reaction of hydrogenated castor oil with isostearic acid such as a monoisostearate, diisostearate or triisostearate of hydrogenated castor oil, a mixture of soybean sterols and of oxyethylenated (5 OE) oxypropylenated (5 OP) pentaerythritol, and mixtures thereof.
 12. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 8, in which the lipophilic gelling agents are chosen from silicas, clays, optionally modified hectorites, dextrin esters, polyamides or silicone polyamides, L-glutamic acid or aspartic acid amides, hydroxystearic acid, hydrocarbon-based block copolymers comprising at least one styrene unit, and preferably dibutyl lauroyl glutamide and dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide, polyamide-8 resin, dextrin palmitate, dextrin myristate, glyceryl behenate/eicosadioate, polymers based on castor oil and caprylic/capric triglycerides, and mixtures thereof.
 13. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the hydrophilic gelling agents are chosen from natural or synthetic polysaccharides, preferably agar-agar, gellan gum, xanthan gum, carrageenans, cellulose and derivatives thereof such as hydroxyethylcellulose and hydroxypropylcellulose, corn starch, cellulose carboxymethyl ethers, copolymers based on bis-decyltetradeceth-20 ether, and mixtures thereof, and more preferentially from natural polysaccharides such as agar-agar, gellan gum, xanthan gum, and mixtures thereof.
 14. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the anhydrous spheroids and/or the aqueous continuous phase comprise at least one pigment and/or one nacre, and preferably at least one organic or inorganic pigment.
 15. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the anhydrous spheroids and/or the aqueous continuous phase, and preferably the spheroids, comprise at least one UV-screening agent.
 16. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 15, in which the UV-screening agent is chosen from benzophenone-3, benzophenone-4, ethylhexyl salicylate, octocrylene, octyl methoxycinnamate, homosalate, polysilicone-15, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, titanium oxide or zinc oxide pigments, phenylbenzimidazolesulfonic acid, a nanotitanium or nanozinc dispersion, and mixtures thereof.
 17. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the spheroids and/or the aqueous continuous phase, and preferably the spheroids, comprise at least one fragrance.
 18. The solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the spheroids represent from 10% to 80% by weight, preferably from 20% to 70% by weight, and even more preferentially from 30% to 60% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solid cosmetic composition.
 19. A process for preparing a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a—preparation of a liquid aqueous continuous-phase composition by mixing, with stirring, preferably at a temperature ranging from 50 to 110° C., at least one hydrophilic gelling agent in water, b—preparation of a liquid spheroid composition by mixing, with stirring, preferably at a temperature ranging from 50 to 110° C., at least one lipophilic structuring agent in at least one hydrocarbon-based oil and/or one silicone oil, c—slow injection, in the form of droplets, of the liquid spheroid composition obtained on conclusion of step b— in a mixer, which is preferably T- or cross-shaped, in which the liquid aqueous continuous-phase composition obtained on conclusion of step a— circulates continuously, d—at the mixer outlet, recovery of the composition obtained on conclusion of step c— comprising anhydrous spheroids dispersed and in suspension in the aqueous continuous phase, and e—cooling to room temperature of the composition obtained on conclusion of step d—, to obtain a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim
 1. 20. The use of a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin, and notably the lips.
 21. A stick, characterized in that it comprises a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim
 1. 22. A solid gel cast in a dish or a pot, characterized in that it comprises a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim
 1. 23. A lipstick, characterized in that it comprises a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim
 1. 24. A foundation, characterized in that it comprises a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim
 1. 25. An antisun stick, characterized in that it comprises a solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim
 1. 26. A process for making up and/or caring for bodily and/or facial skin, and notably the lips, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a′—uptake of an amount of solid cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, in an amount necessary to make at least one application, and b′—application of the solid cosmetic composition taken up during step a′— to the bodily and/or facial skin, and notably the lips. 